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In full: The sense of achievement at the end made it all worth while! The hills were far tougher than any that I encounter in my normal training runs and so really took it out of me, but an enjoyable Sunday morning nonetheless. No chance of a PB but there was a great atmosphere at the start and plenty of words of encouragment on the way round, so well worth another go next year. Excellent medal too!Date of review: February 8, 2010

In short: Great scenery, shame about the early congestion...In full: Efficient staff at the start, very scenic course, beautiful day for running and clearly labelled distance markers unlike my previous event. As mentioned elsewhere the start needs to be looked at, as it wasn't really until 10 mins or so into the race that I finally felt able to go my own pace. Passing places were at a premium in the opening stretch and with some runners sticking together in groups it was really hard to find your own space. As it was I missed my PB by 15 seconds when I probably lost about 2 minutes due to the bunching. Maybe next time we could head south down the river first, so that the field was more strung out before the need to turn? Still, I enjoyed the run and will be back next time. Date of review: October 19, 2009

In short: A really enjoyable run. The off-road section wasn't as tricky as the organiser had us believe at the start and the last mile was mostly downhill which helped. Definitely one to run again. tDate of review: September 1, 2009

In short: This was my first "real" race since I was a teenager and I really enjoyed it. The course was a good test and the event seemed well supported. I was pleased with my time and look forward to beating it next year!Date of review: May 4, 2009